83 FR 15555 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 70 (April 11, 2018)

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The SEDAR 61 stock assessment process for Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist of an In-person Workshop, and a series of data and assessment webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG157


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment and 
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 61 Data Webinar for Gulf of Mexico red grouper.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 61 stock assessment process for Gulf of Mexico red 
grouper will consist of an In-person Workshop, and a series of data and 
assessment webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 61 Data Webinar will be held May 1, 2018, from 3 p.m. 
to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to 
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact 
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request 
an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request 
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar.
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, 
SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; 
(843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions 
have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks 
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-step process including: (1) 
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review 
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles 
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are 
appropriate for assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a 
report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, 
estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, 
and recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review 
Workshop is an Assessment

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Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and 
weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for 
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, 
and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast 
Regional Office, HMS Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database 
managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; 
constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, 
and NGO's; International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, 
and state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion during the Data Webinar are as follows:
    Panelists will review the data sets being considered for the 
assessment and discuss initial modeling efforts.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 
business days prior to each workshop.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 6, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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SSC meeting. For this meeting, the Outreach/Education Team on Friday, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
deadline for submission of written April 27, 2018 at 10 a.m.; and Data
comment is 12 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, Management Team on Friday, April 27, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
2018. 2018 at 1 p.m. Each meeting is Administration
Multiple opportunities for comment scheduled to last approximately 90 RIN 0648–XG157
on agenda items will be provided during minutes. Additional Action Team
SSC meetings. Open comment periods webinar and plenary webinar dates and Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
will be provided at the start of the times will publish in a subsequent issue Southeast Data, Assessment and
meeting and near the conclusion. Those in the Federal Register. Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
interested in providing comment should ADDRESSES:
indicate such in the manner requested AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Meeting address: The meetings will be
by the Chair, who will then recognize Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
held via webinar and are open to
individuals to provide comment. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
members of the public. Webinar
Additional opportunities for comment Commerce.
registration is required and registration
on specific agenda items will be links will be posted to the Citizen ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 61 Data
provided, as each item is discussed, Science program page of the Council’s Webinar for Gulf of Mexico red grouper.
between initial presentations and SSC website at www.safmc.net.
discussion. Those interested in SUMMARY: The SEDAR 61 stock
Council address: South Atlantic assessment process for Gulf of Mexico
providing comment should indicate Fishery Management Council, 4055
such in the manner requested by the red grouper will consist of an In-person
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Workshop, and a series of data and
Chair, who will then recognize Charleston, SC 29405.
individuals to provide comment. All assessment webinars. See
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
comments are part of the record of the
meeting. Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science DATES: The SEDAR 61 Data Webinar
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) will be held May 1, 2018, from 3 p.m.
Special Accommodations 302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
This meeting is accessible to people fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary amber.vonharten@safmc.net.
via webinar. The webinar is open to
aids should be directed to the SAFMC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members of the public. Those interested
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 Council created a Citizen Science in participating should contact Julie A.
business days prior to the meeting. Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
Note: The times and sequence specified in Council appointed members of the INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
this agenda are subject to change. Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to invitation providing webinar access
five Action Teams in the areas of information. Please request webinar
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ invitations at least 24 hours in advance
Dated: April 6, 2018. Topics Management, Finance, and of each webinar.
Tracey L. Thompson, Communication/Outreach/Education to SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable develop program policies and Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. operations for the Council’s Citizen 29405.
[FR Doc. 2018–07468 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] Science Program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
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Each Action Team will meet to A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
continue work on developing 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net
recommendations on program policies
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and operations to be reviewed by the
Council’s Citizen Science Committee. of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Public comment will be accepted at the Caribbean Fishery Management
Administration beginning of the meeting. Items to be Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
addressed during these meetings: Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
RIN 0648–XG153 States Marine Fisheries Commissions
1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms have implemented the Southeast Data,
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South of Reference Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 2. Other Business process, a multi-step method for
Public Meetings determining the status of fish stocks in
Special Accommodations
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
These meetings are physically
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and step process including: (1) Data
accessible to people with disabilities.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
Commerce. webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
directed to the Council office (see
ACTION: Notice of public meetings. The product of the Data Workshop is a
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
report that compiles and evaluates
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Note: The times and sequence specified in potential datasets and recommends
Management Council (Council) will this agenda are subject to change. which datasets are appropriate for
hold meetings of the following Citizen assessment analyses. The assessment
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Science Advisory Panel Action Teams: webinars produce a report that describes
Projects/Topics Management; Dated: April 6, 2018. the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
Communication/Outreach/Education; Tracey L. Thompson, stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
and Data Management via webinar. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable projects future population conditions,
DATES: The Projects/Topics Management Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. and recommends research and
Team will be held on Thursday, April [FR Doc. 2018–07470 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] monitoring needs. The product of the
26, 2018 at 2 p.m.; Communication/ BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Review Workshop is an Assessment

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Summary documenting panel opinions DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Availability
regarding the strengths and weaknesses An electronic copy of the AGDC’s
of the stock assessment and input data. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
application may be obtained online at:
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Administration
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South RIN 0648–XF843 incidental/energy_other.htm.
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA Taking and Importing Marine Background
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
HMS Management Division, and Incidental to Alaska Liquefied Natural Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Gas (LNG) Project in Cook Inlet as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
Participants include data collectors and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
database managers; stock assessment Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (Secretary) to allow, upon request, the
scientists, biologists, and researchers; Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), incidental, but not intentional taking of
constituency representatives including Commerce. marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
fishermen, environmentalists, and engage in a specified activity (other than
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
NGO’s; International experts; and staff commercial fishing) if certain findings
letter of authorization; request for are made and regulations are issued or,
of Councils, Commissions, and state and comments and information.
federal agencies. if the taking is limited to harassment,
SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request notice of a proposed authorization is
The items of discussion during the provided to the public for review.
from the Alaska Gasline Development
Data Webinar are as follows: Authorization for incidental takings
Corporation (AGDC) for authorization to
Panelists will review the data sets take, by harassment, marine mammals shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
being considered for the assessment and incidental to constructing an integrated taking will have a negligible impact on
discuss initial modeling efforts. liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the species or stock(s), will not have an
Cook Inlet, Alaska, beginning November unmitigable adverse impact on the
Although non-emergency issues not
2019 and continuing through October availability of the species or stock(s) for
contained in this agenda may come
2024. Pursuant to the implementing subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
before this group for discussion, those the permissible methods of taking and
issues may not be the subject of formal regulations of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requirements pertaining to the
action during this meeting. Action will mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
be restricted to those issues specifically announcing our receipt of the AGDC’s
request for regulations governing the such taking are set forth.
identified in this notice and any issues NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
incidental taking of marine mammals
arising after publication of this notice impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
and inviting information, suggestions,
that require emergency action under resulting from the specified activity that
and comments on the AGDC’s
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens application and request. cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
Fishery Conservation and Management not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
DATES: Comments and information must
Act, provided the public has been the species or stock through effects on
be received no later than May 11, 2018.
notified of the intent to take final action annual rates of recruitment or survival.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
to address the emergency. Except with respect to certain
application should be addressed to Jolie activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
Special Accommodations Harrison, Chief, Permits, Conservation defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of
and Education Division, Office of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
The meeting is physically accessible Protected Resources, National Marine
to people with disabilities. Requests for has the potential to injure a marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West mammal or marine mammal stock in the
sign language interpretation or other Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
auxiliary aids should be directed to the wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
3225. The mailbox address for providing the potential to disturb a marine
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 email comments is ITP.guan@noaa.gov. mammal or marine mammal stock in the
business days prior to each workshop. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible wild by causing disruption of behavioral
Note: The times and sequence specified in for email comments sent to addresses patterns, including, but not limited to,
this agenda are subject to change. other than the one provided here. migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
Comments sent via email, including all feeding, or sheltering (Level B
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. attachments, must not exceed a 10- harassment).
Dated: April 6, 2018.
megabyte file size. All comments The use of sound sources such as
received are a part of the public record those described in the application (e.g.,
Tracey L. Thompson, and will generally be posted to
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable pile driving) may result in the take of
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ marine mammals through disruption of
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. incidental/construction.htm without
[FR Doc. 2018–07474 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am]
behavioral patterns or may cause
change. All Personal Identifying auditory injury of marine mammals.
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address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by under the MMPA is warranted.
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Summary of Request
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Business Information or otherwise On April 18, 2017, NMFS received an
sensitive or protected information. application from the AGDC requesting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: authorization to take a small number of
Shane Guan, Office of Protected humpback whale, beluga whale, killer
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. whale, harbor porpoise, and harbor seal,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by Level B harassment, incidental to

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of SEDAR 61 Data Webinar for Gulf of Mexico red grouper.
Dates		The SEDAR 61 Data Webinar will be held May 1, 2018, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
Contact		Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 15555
RIN Number		0648-XG15

83 FR 15555 - Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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